Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Paternal Family Tree: Hicks
On 23rd October 1837 Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn was born to [his father] Michael Hicks-Beach 8th Baronet (age 27).
On 22nd November 1854 [his father] Michael Hicks-Beach 8th Baronet (age 45) died. His son Michael (age 17) succeeded 9th Baronet Hicks-Beach of Beverston in Gloucestershire.
On 3rd September 1874 Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 36) and Lucy Catherine Fortescue Countess St Aldwyn (age 23) were married at St Mary Magdalene Church South Molton, Devon. She the daughter of Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue (age 56) and Georgina Augusta Dawson-Damer Countess Fortescue.
. 1876. Lock and Whitfield. Photograph of Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 38).
On 19th January 1877 [his son] Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach was born to Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 39) and [his wife] Lucy Catherine Fortescue Countess St Aldwyn (age 26). He married 28th September 1909 Majorie Brocklehurst and had issue.
Around 1885. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 47).
On 15th July 1886 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Fortescue 4th Earl Fortescue (age 32) and Emily Ormsby-Gore Countess Fortescue (age 26) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue (age 68) and Georgina Augusta Dawson-Damer Countess Fortescue. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th October 1905 [his father-in-law] Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue (age 87) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Hugh (age 51) succeeded 4th Earl Fortescue, 4th Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 6th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
1906. Arthur Stockdale Cope (age 48). Portrait of Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 68).
On 28th September 1909 [his son] Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Majorie Brocklehurst (age 26) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 71) and [his wife] Lucy Catherine Fortescue Countess St Aldwyn (age 58).
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 22nd February 1915 Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 77) was created 1st Earl St Aldwyn of Coln St Aldwyn in Gloucestershire. [his wife] Lucy Catherine Fortescue Countess St Aldwyn (age 64) by marriage Countess St Aldwyn of Coln St Aldwyn in Gloucestershire.
On 23rd April 1916 [his son] Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach (age 39) died of wounds received at Katia in Egypt.
On 30th April 1916 Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 78) died. His eldest son [his son] Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach (deceased) had predeceased by one week having been killed in action. His grandson [his grandson] Michael (age 3) succeeded 2nd Earl St Aldwyn of Coln St Aldwyn in Gloucestershire, 10th Baronet Hicks-Beach of Beverston in Gloucestershire.
On 19th March 1940 [his former wife] Lucy Catherine Fortescue Countess St Aldwyn (age 89) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hicks 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Howe Hicks 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Howe Hicks 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Michael Hicks-Beach 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Browne Lady Hicks 
GrandFather: Michael Hicks-Beach 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beach of Netheravon in Wiltshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Beach
Father: Michael Hicks-Beach 8th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England